Alex Wagner joins The Circus, replacing Halperin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/business/media/showtime-the-circus-halperin.html
The Showtime political documentary series The Circus is set to return in April, minus its most recognizable star: Mark Halperin, the high-flying journalist whose career was felled last year by allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault. Replacing Mr. Halperin will be Alex Wagner, a CBS News anchor and former MSNBC host. She will join two of the original hosts, the writer John Heilemann, Mr. Halperins longtime professional partner, and Mark McKinnon, a Stetson-sporting political consultant.
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Ms. Wagner, who has appeared as a guest on the show, said she planned to use her new role to examine questions of American identity: us vs. them, tribalism and nativism, themes that emerged in the campaign and show no sign of going away. She is the author of a soon-to-be-published book, Futureface, which looks at race and immigration in the United States through the lens of her own mixed-race ancestry.
Ms. Wagner laughed when asked if she and her co-hosts were simpatico on political matters. Mr. McKinnon is a former adviser to the presidential bids of George W. Bush and John McCain; Ms. Wagner, whose views lean liberal, is married to the Obamas former White House family chef.
I think its a prerequisite that we dont all agree on everything, Ms. Wagner said. A former editor in chief of The Fader, a music magazine, she said she was also looking forward to expanding the shows musical selections.
If we can get André 3000 on the show, she said, I am doubly in.
Alex Wagner joins The Circus, replacing Halperin (Original Post)
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